A Non-Ecclesiastical New Testament

Table of Contents

The Good Message of Freedom -- Four Versions

Actions of the Envoys

64 CE

General Letters, First Series

Letters of Paulus

General Letters, Second Series

Prophecy About Jerusalem and Rome

Later Works

The traditional order of the books was established as follows:
The four accounts of Jesus' life were collected together. Sometimes, these circulated together with the Actions of the Envoys. The Letters of Paulus were collected together, eventually organized from largest to smallest. The anonymous letter to the Hebrews was often considered to be Pauline and therefore circulates with the Letters of Paulus. The universal letters were collected and arranged by author, followed only by Revelation, which often circulated alone and has its own textual history. The above rearrangement is approximately chronological, although the Letters of Paulus and the accounts of Jesus' life (together with the Actions) remain collected.

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